>> the search for missing a 12- has ended in tragedy in new jersey. a grim discovery. >> this has been probably the biggest whopper than has been told in the course of this campaign. >> the president has not yet balanced a budget. opportunityhave the to do so. president obama and mitt policyclashed on foreign last night during their third and final debate. lovers inal for soda

district, what happened in happen in our nation's capital. "good morning washington" at 5:00 a.m. starts right now. >> live and in hd, this is "good morning washington," on your side. with us on this tuesday morning, october 23. i am steve chenevey. >> i am natasha barrett. get to meteorologist jacqui jeras. >> good morning. are temperatures are mild. need a jacket. will be a beautiful october day. i did say that. have a few clouds right now, but it will be filtered sun shine. 50degrees in the district, fredericksburg and we will about 58 with partly skies at 9:00. 71 and partly sunny and

pleasant at noon. at 5:00. high temperature just shy of 80 degrees, at least 10 degrees this time of for year, a pretty incredible. how long will it last? that's coming up, but first, whitten.ould jamee >> the commute is not bad. not much to tell you. lanes are open in virginia. 95 looks good out of stafford. working towards the occoquan, newington,ton and looking good. hov lanes are open. quite happy about that. in maryland we still have construction out of frederick alle they have been doing work from route 80 urbana, still two lanes is blocked. volume.eeing heavy really bunched up. not seeing much at 109 as a result. back to you.

>> thank you. new this morning, it appears the 12-year-oldissing jersey girl has come to an end. >> a body was discovered late last recycling container preliminaryeen autumn.ed she was last seen saturday near home riding a bicycle. autopsy will be conducted this morning. president obama and mitt romney final debate last which focused on foreign policy. the men agreed on some issues on many others. later this morning both of them will hit the road to talk to beforejust two weeks election day. brianne carter is live outside the white house with more from the debate. good morning. >> good morning. as the candidate's head back on trail, the topic shift back to the economy. last night it was all about policy.- analysts say there was not a clear-cut winner, but president obama did do well

and was impressive. meanwhile, governor romney did necessarily hurt or help his campaign. sitting face to face a debating forum policy, president obama challenged each other on critical issues. they were quick to talk about the middle east. >> your strategy previously has been one that has been all over the map and is not designed to americans safe or to build that exist ines the middle east. we are talking about how to middle east reject the seeing terrorism we are and the rising tide of confusion. attacking me is not an agenda. attacking me is not talking how we are going to deal that exist ins the middle east. >> both agreed on iranian sanctions current policies in syria, egypt, and a tennis fan. but that did not stop the attacks. cuts. brought up military >> our navy is smaller now than anytime since 1917. have fewer horses and

bayonets, because the nature of our military >> . the focus was supposed to be on but the candidates shifted to talk about the economy. >> you were very clear that you provide government u.s. autoe to if they wentn through bankruptcy. the idea that has been d that i would liquidate the industry, of course not. expect them to talk about the of those same issues on in swing states today. president obama will attend a florida before meeting president joe biden in ohio. mitt romney and paul ryan will nevada.event in brianne carter reporting. >> nowhere in our region was the debate being watched more closely than virginia. campaigns focusing on prince william and loudoun county is. thoseresident's wo strongholds in 2008, but the gop win them back.

campaign volunteers say the tight race is creating excitement. i judge by bumper stickers. are a lot more bumper stickers around here than there were of john mccain four years ago. >> it may be a closer margin time, but ian last think we are going to win. >> the presidential candidates and spent a lot of time and in va due to a close race. stay with abc 7 as we count down election day. also happen updates on our website, wjla.com. >> a proposal that is sure to taste in some people's mouths. some members of d.c. city mindil would not of sugaryg the size drinks sold in d.c. >> similar to a restriction that passed in new york city. john gonzalez is live in northwest with more details. >> good morning. , 64 is a supervision gulp

of soft drinks, 750 super big gulp. a couple council members have clear they want these large drinks to be banned in the district. council members michael brown debtincent orange a greek they would agree on a ban of any drinks larger than about 16 ounces. the drink i'm holding a 64 ounces. york city there's a restriction already. the board of health as a ban on d drinks and restaurants and movie theaters. grocery and convenience stores are exempt. soft-drink companies will have a say, it added to file an injunction if it goes into effect in march. but want to file an injunction fact. march, in council member mary cheh has vocal, saying that it is a question of nutrition and .ealth it's important to mention there any movement to

introduce legislation in district. it appears at least three on board ifers are introduced.is reporting live in chinatown, news.onzalez, abc 7 >> we will keep an eye on him to long it takes to empty that cup. >> some parts of the country that cup. >> so[ male announcer ]untry if barack obama is re-elected,

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we hope homeowners will see treat. a four inches fell across the cascade mountains. another storm is expected to hit the area. >> a lot of people love snow. what i would like is sunshine and warm temperatures. right?hat >> done. snow is their bread-and-butter. g about speciesn and already out west. , we have almost summer like conditions. cloudy today. be the rule of the day. have filtered sunshine e warm.l b

showers and thundershowers to our north. high pressure will block everything out. on the coast. there's a bubble of warm air in the nationion of headed our way. partly cloudy and 58 at 9:00, 71 noon, 77 and partly sunny at 5:00. shy of 80rature just degrees. the seven-day forecast in a few minutes. first, traffic would jamee whitten. >> good morning. in maryland on 95 between baltimore and the beltway and 50 the john hanson highway, not much to tell you about. about 8109,nd past not seeing many delays at 109, everybody bunched up because of construction approaching and about 80 urbana. that's what we are dealing with t of frederick. i will let you know as soon as construction barrels get

cleared. already to begin with, when you lose a lane it really slows down the commute. across the american legion bridge and the woodrow wilson not much to tell you about. all your trouble lanes are open in that area. back to you. >> thank you. 5:13, 54 degrees. >> big news from apple about sa 5:13, 54 degrees. >> bi[ male announcer ]about sa citibank's app for id makes it easy for anne to manage her finances

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>> penn state wants a judge to put the former assistant football coach mike mcqueary's lawsuit against the school on hold. university lawyers filed a asking that his lawsuit forward while criminal against twopending school administrators. he testified december that he former coach jerry boy in thesault a showers. another major blow for lance armstrong. cycling unionnal formally stripped him of his seven tour de france titles yesterday and gave him a lifetime ban from cycling. the list of champions from 1999 through 2005 will be looked over. using performance

enhancing drugs. >> and other fantastic day on tap. it's going to be beautiful. >> every day icould be like this. be another great day. have several of these days to go. everybody wants a great weekend. we will see some changes. kind of a wild card in our forecast. first, look at the beautiful start. we have a few clouds helping keep temperatures warm, along wind transporting heat and moisture. 54 at reagan national, 51 at dulles, 46 in manassas. 43 in hagerstown and 54 in annapolis. skies are a little cloudy. think that the clouds will a little to route the day. strong the storm that moved across the great acrossnd is stretching

the northeast. this will slide to our north. tie-up brister has been controlling our weather. that is blocking everything out. so it's -- high-pressure is controlling our weather. there's a tropical storm around a with winds of 45 miles an hour. it is expected to become a hurricane as it moves through caribbean and could forecast late this weekend. sandy is out there and we will on any changes. partly sunny today, warmer temperatures, 75-80. partly cloudy tonight, 50-pst 9. there's the seven-day forecast. degrees on wednesday. the record is 84. temperatures will slide down for of the week. chance of rain by sunday. let's check on traffic. morning. do0, normally we

delays pushing down towards 109, but not the case this morning. of construction. near rte.ate to clear 80 urbana, one lane still .locked out of frederick, really in a crunch. beyond, not seeing anything. on the beltway through college , normal.ver spring across the american legion wilson bridge, good as well. we still have construction on 210 northbound at the beltway, the left lane blocked in each direction. back to you. >> thank you. announcementini today. >> expect to see more ipads in blackberrys.

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>> and the giants have won the pennant. the part of of last night. the giants became the first team elimination games to reach the world series. there would be no comeback for the cardinals this time around. they did it on a soggy field.

there's always next season. >> it is detroit and san francisco in the fall classic, .eginning in the bay the lions were defeated 13-7. >> in the district, the redskins officials assigned fred.cooley to replace >> hello. one of the big things everybody theooking towards as for the prepare steelers is santana moss. he has really picked up his productivity and r.g. iii has him a wholeg for more with pierre garcon out. moss knows what to do when he ball.s the santana knows what to do and has done it all. you want to get the ball in his hands. you try not to force it to him. if these open, i will get it to

him. it's not, i will move on. >> there's a look at sports. day.a great nfl commissioner roger goodell says the legal dropping the pro level of play does improve. last january's pro bowl was he said, and its players cannot accomplish a high they willf play, game.the they would still select a pro team, but the team would , they woulde honor not actually play. >> thanks for explaining that. could you write it down for me? >> i will put it in shorthand. 52 degrees this morning. >> it will warm up quite a bit. continues at 5:30. want ainkers might

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>> live and in hd, this is "good morning washington," on your side. debate ist ahead, the over now and now it's all about voters out to the polls. details on where the willdent and mitt romney campaign today. two weeks now until the election. good morning, washington. tuesday, october 23. i am steve chenevey. i am natasha barrett. i hear it's going to be a day.ous >> it is. all week long things have been nice.g very be one of the warm as week, today and tomorrow.

then a slow slide once again. we have temperatures warmer than by a good 5 degrees or 10 degrees. 54 at reagan national, 51 at dulles, 54 in winchester, 49 at bwi. our express forecast, partly cloudy and 58 at 9:00. by noon, in the '70s. 77 by 5:00. our high temperature and just shy of 80 degrees. we will have filtered sunshine. complain about. now traffic with jamee whitten. maryland and virginia around the beltway, nothing to tell you about. not many delays from college park. an accident reported on 301 to central avenue left half.e that's before you get to the john hanson highway. 01 northbound.

270 has had problems because of g construction beds now gone. out of frederick. 80 urbana getting the all clear. no problems in virginia on 66. the greenway is checking out fine. 95 checks out fine, but we are cars. a number of back to you. >> thank you. our top story, two weeks to go until the election. with the debates officially obama andm, president romney are focusing on the critical swing states. >> the president campaigning in ohio today and mitt nevada and colorado. brianne carter has more from last night's final debate. >> president obama was on the night.last many analysts this morning say int mitt romney held his own their a third and final debate. the two were quick to talk about we expected to about, including libya,

afghanistan, and other foreign policy issues. brookside agreed on iranian current policies syria, egypt, and afghanistan. it did not stop the attacks. romney several times brought up military cuts. the focus was supposed to be on just for policy, but both took liberty of taking questions domestic issues as well. in his first response, the president was quick to talk about the fact he's the chief and he has the experience. he said this while referencing past fourence in the years, talking about the it.rnor's lack of ago when you were t dealwhat is the bigges political combat, you said russia. >> russia is a deal political foe. i said in the same paragraph, iran is the greatest national-

security threat we face. >> before this debate, the showed the this as a .eally close race analysts say there was no clear- winner, that both candidates did well. they will be talking about all as they get back on the trail in swing states today. brianne carter, abc 7 news. >> bruce springsteen will give a charlottesville behalf of president obama's reelection campaign. become in charlottesville's downtown mall. tickets are required even though free.ent is stay with abc 7 for the latest race. presidential look for updates on our website, wjla.com. >> around prince george's the fort washington boy who entered an alford plea in the death of his two-year-old foster sister will be in court today. he will learn his fate after

entering the plea last month. the 12-year-old was trust with manslaughter after girl died in july. an alford plea and acknowledged that there is enough evidence for a conviction. >> a local businesses may not go h excitement over an idea being tossed around in d.c. city council. some council members are ofressing support of sugaryg the size drinks sold in. the in john gonzalez is live in northwest. you had 64 ounces before. it looks a little smaller now. >> that is a different one. >> free refills at mcdonald's. it will ask if you want to super size. can -- to a 42-ounce. at the movie theater you can refill these for free. a couple council members in the theyict have made it clear sodas to bearge

the district. council member michael brown and orange agreed they would favor of a ban of any drinks larger than about 16 inches. in new york city there's already a similar restriction in the works. helped the new york has a ban on super sized drinks restaurants and movie. groceries and convenience stores exempt. drink companies will have their say. to file anady injunction before this goes into effect in march. here in the district, even though there appeared to be at four councilr members on board for a ban like this, there's no movement currently to introduce legislation. reporting live in chinatown, gonzalez. >> thanks so much. it's 54 degrees outside. >> i'm worried about him. that's two big drinks. that's all.

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visit us at our website. good morning, washington. >> good morning, washington. i am meteorologist jacqui jeras. 54 degrees. be a great day. you will want to get outside and do something outside. be one of the warm week.f the satellite pictures shows crowd -- clouds across the area. to highhave mid-level clouds building the sunshine today. dulles, 54 in d.c., 50 in cumberland. partly sunny and warmer today, high temperature between 75 and 80 degrees, which is 10 or 15 degrees above average. the seven-day forecast coming up. first, traffic would jamee whitten. virginia 495 and 395, no problems. 95 through stafford and dale city, normal.

on theheck out 395 -- from an easy ride the beltway. good morning to the nation's capital. 5 in d.c.. on 29 southeast southwest freeway is open. is open.beltway bethesda.od in 270 looks fine. there's a crash at central the northbound 201.tion of >> it's 53 degrees. >> a disturbing case in louisiana. the woman managed to tell police louisiana. the woman managed to tell police was sent her

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>> here's what's coming up at 6:00. how been popular in high school could pay off for you later in life. >> why in arizona church is text,aging members to calls during the service. and which presidential grab the edge in .he final budget there were some zingers last night. we'll talk about that at 6:00 with jonathan allen. let's look at news around the nation. the mystery surrounding the of a pregnant the york is deepening. investigators say that vindalee smith's fiancee was still married to obama in new jersey. she was supposed to marry her fiance the next day and give birth in about two weeks. police questioned her fiance and then released him. police also discovered a typed smith's apartment which pregnantd to kill a

month until d.c. malvo is setyd free. to seegators are trying if the notes is legitimate something mental the off-track. >> the first person to be the quarter in amazing depth to avoid jail time. brian jones toed of community supervision followed by two years of probation. to perform 200 hours of community service. the judge said his goal was a limited.y but the mother of victim robert champion lashed out at jones in court. you can call in different degrees of murder. the bottom line is it is murder. i want the world to know i'm son. for the death of your am.uly >> 11 other defendants will face the death of robert champion. the florida a&m drum major died last november after being beaten members during a hazing.

>> a disturbing case in northeastern louisiana. old black woman tells fire byhe was set on white hoods.ring >> and that the men wrote to the and a racial slur on her car. kkk. >> it makes me mad. it was wrong. she's upset about what happened to her co-worker and moffitt.armeka >> she was a sweet girl i've grown close to talking on the phone. she never heard anybody. she never did anything to harm anybody. >> according to police, someone harm her. if around 8:00 aborted received the victim'som saying she was set on fire. an officer got to her within one minute of the call. got there she was but managed to put the fire out. >> there were no eyewitnesses to

crime and the officers that not report any suspicious activity. >> she said there were three was not able to get a race. they set her on fire and there hoods oning white their heads. >> police are not calling it a hate crime yet, but members of says it is. love does not act out this. >> we ask in the name of jesus to comfort to them during this hour. >> in the wake of this highly contested presidential race, at her memorial to offer prayers for her healing and for the nation. us likey is a threat to we are to ourselves. motherka moffitt's

says she has burns to more than 60% of her body. police are dusting the car for fingerprints. disturbing revelations about an that's at the center of a lawsuit. drugfood and says monstern drink has been cited in five deaths in the past year. the agency is considering new to make energy drinks safer. the parents of a 14-year-old girl claimed two monster drinks that she consumed contributed to where death in december of last year. >> in business knows, domino's its newnts you to try peaks of four free. looking to hire thousands of workers. pizza. >> linda bell has more. >> fedex delivering good news the job market. looking to hire 20,000 workers.

delivery is expected to surge 13% from last year. expected to is biggest shipping day this year. solyndra, which received a loan from the energy department bankrupt, has won approval of its plan to exit protection despite the irs objecting to the bankruptcy plan. the irs says the plan should not approved because its allowpal purpose was to taxes.estors to avoid ambitious new plan, it wants to rely solely on the sun and wind to produce the power that it uses and stores by the year 2020. participating dominoes restaurants are giving away 100 free slices of its new homemade n pizza from 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. halloween is one of its biggest

year.ng dates of the that's business news. live at bloomberg headquarters bellw york, linda reporting for abc 7 news. >> we are starving. >> deliver it right here. thank you. jacqui jeras is back with us. a lot of people will be eating outside for lunch today. >> cold pizza in the morning is good. >> absolutely. the weather is warm. it is a really nice start. we have a few scattered clouds helping keep our temperate reformer in the morning. to be a greatup day. temperatures are five degrees to 15 degrees warmer than yesterday morning. it's 45 in manassas, 46 in frederick. 51 in quantico. 53 degrees in fredericksburg. off to our west, a bubble of

warm air. morning, 68 this degrees. air will be sliding our way. n better will be eve than today. in our forecast today, a little cloudiness. is writing up and over this ridge of high pressure. will move in, but the showers will stay at bay. you have trouble plans in philadelphia and new york city, travel a rainfall -- plans. maybe there will be a shower of west, but that's all. keeping an eye on the tropics. developed just south of jamaica yesterday. pretty incredible this late in season to still have quite a bit of action going on. it's getting close to the east coast. by the end of the weekend it could play a factor in our .orecast

we will keep you posted on that front thata cold will be approaching. today, partly sunny skies, temperatures, 75-80 degrees. you have to get outdoors. partly cloudy tonight, 50-59. the seven-day forecast, topping degrees tomorrow. temperatures slowly falling the 70's and 60's back weekend along with a chance of rain. looks great progress of the week. traffic looks good too,. >> pretty uneventful on 95 in virginia, out of stanford, just volume passed a client, oh, dumphries, and woodbrige. a potato chip trucks has been in an accident. lot ofund 301, a activity. as you comearyland 214 central ave. this is prior to the john hanson

highway, prior to 50. one lane getting by. i'm on my way. we are starting to get a little volume in that area. we will keep a close watch on that. back to you. >> thank you. pizza and potato chips. we are hungry. you have anything? >> no. >> its 53 degrees. >> coming up, a look at a version of "dancing with stars." >> ♪ >> you will hear what melissa had to say about dancing through a neck injury. she did it.

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she was excited to talk about style" member you will see on tuesday night. >> i think the presidential this.ates should be doing it.here's something about >> come on down. >> with 24.5 points for the samba, kelly monaco get the thoughtcore, but she they did a great job. i think the final product was amazing. the judge'se with this time around. there are no excuses. >> the other four and danced to that got eachmber them 29.5 points. their good fortune came after rycroft herniated disk neck during drizzle on sunday. -- during rehearsal. >> i was juspp